2024 Playoffs Discussion / Predictions

[donlever]

I heard he hates Swedes, East Vanners and dudes over 6 feet tall equally.

[Cousin Strawberry]

It'll be interesting to see how the Coilers dive and whine for penalties in the face of a very physical forecheck by, of all things, a bunch of gritty Swedes on that Florida team

How will Mëds cope with this as well?

[donlever]

I imagine if the Coil suffer he will not care much regarding the Nationality of their tormentors.

Been watching Florida all post season.

Really like their team.

Barkov is a Beast.

[Strangelove]

Yeah, solid team, top to bottom.

[5thhorseman]

Cats will take 7 games to overcome the league tilting the ice in favor of McDavid.

[donlever]

I'd say the one way the Oil compete beyond their two top guys playing otherworldly is if Nurse and Kane can step up and somehow maintain a physical balance with Florida.

Panthers win goaltending.

Panthers win D.

Panthers win bottom 6.

Top 6 is a wash with high end talent to the Oil but overall 1 - 6 depth to Florida.

I'll run with Florida in 7 too...I'd say 6 but can't see it happening in Edmonton....just a hunch that says they don't lose it on home ice.

Also this somewhat amazingly continues..




....we drafted Nedved the same year as the Pens got this guy.

THINK ABOUT THAT.

[Strangelove]

....we drafted Nedved the same year as the Pens got this guy.

THINK ABOUT THAT.

[donlever]

I've told this story before but we used to go down to Sesttle and watch Nedved. I think he averaged 2 points a game and broke 140 that year.

After Nolan he was our guy and we were stoked when we got him, thought he'd be a big piece of our success moving forward.

...which is why I'm in the construction and not the NHL biz apparently.



All in all a dud of a draft that would/could/should have set us up for years to come with 3 of the top 23 picks (not to mention Martin Brodeur and the Tkachuk old man picked consecutively directly after Antoski)....

THINK ABOUT THAT TOO

[Strangelove]

Please don't make me think about these things.

[donlever]

My bad.

[Picker of Cherries]

Gadzic lost his job to Gretzky during the first intermission.

[Cousin Strawberry]

That Janmark poofter looks like someone already punched his face halfway in...EEyukman should finish the job

[Megaterio Llamas]

The rope a dope is holding.

Dead quiet in that building too. The suspense?

[Meds]

Interesting little play the Oilers get away with…..

McDavid gets the puck in the O-zone and winds up to do the big circle. He circles wide to his strong side and when he comes around the back of the net Draisaitl (on the RW) drops down to the goal line and sets a little puck that lets McDavid get even more separation. This forces adjustment by the D and Draisaitl slides back up and sets up for the one timer as McDavid circles high again looking for the cross seam pass that is now easier as the defense shifts to cover for the puck play.

Smart play.

Completely illegal.

But smart play.

The Oilers actually get away with a ton of pick plays. It’s almost Sedin-esque.

[Megaterio Llamas]

^Interesting observation Mëds.

Panthers wise, I think Luongo may have been working with Bobrovsky on knob usage.